Device for raising liquids



(No Model.)

o. STORLA. DEVICE FOR RAISING LIQUIDS.

No. 465,736. Patented Deo. 22, 1891.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

OARI. STORLA, OF BELFORD, SOUTH DAKOTA.

DEVICE FOR RAISING LIQUIDS.l

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 465,786, datedDecember 22,1891.

Application filed January 21, 1891. Serial No. 378,504. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CARL STORLA, of Belford, in the county of Aurora andState of South Dakota, have invented anew and Improved Device forRaising Liquids, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact de-Scription.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved deviceespecially designed for raising liquids, such as water from wells,lakes, rivers, dsc., and which is simple and durable in construction andvery effective in operation.

The invention consists in certain parts and details and combinations ofthe same, as will be fully described hereinafter, and then pointed outin the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings,` forming a part ofthis specication, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a sectional side elevation of the improvement. Fig. 2 is asectional plan view of the same on the line a: noot Fig. 1, and Fig. 3is a plan View of the suction-valve.

The improved device is provided with a cy- -lindrical casing-A, having abottom B, formed with a central aperture B', over which is arranged anupwardly-opening valve C, held in an open frame D, secured on top of thebottom B. The valve O is provided with two parallel pivots O to insure aperfect seating The open frame D is provided on top withV a horizontalbar D', which limits the upward movement of valve C. On this barD' issecured thelower end ot the discharge-pipe E, extending upwardly andpassing finally to the top of the casing to any desired place to whichthe water is to be discharged. The pipe E is provided at its lower endwith side openings E',

to slide a piston G, adapted to press on the y water in the lower partof casing A, and also adapted to be raised and lowered by ropes II,winding on a windlass Il', arrangedin the upper part of the casingA andprovided with the usual crank-arm II2 for conveniently turning the saidwindlass H to raise or lower the piston G in the casing A. The piston Gis provided with a bottom G', on the under Side of which is arranged apacking G2, held in place by false bottom G3, secured by bolts G4 to thebottom G'. By the tightening of the bolts G4 the packing is pressed intoirm contact with the interior surface of casing A to prevent leakage. Inorder to pack the piston on the discharg E, a second packing-ring G5 isplaced on top of the false bottom and surrounds the pipe E. On top ofthis packing-ring G5 presses the disk I, provided with anupwardly-extending tube I', through which passes loosely the pipe E. Theupper end of this tube I' is threaded and engaged by a nut I2, mountedto turn between the arms I3, located one above the other and formed on across-piece Il, secured bybolts I5 to the upper end of the vpiston G, asplainly shown in Figs. l and 2.

The under side of the cross-piece is adapted to be engaged by an armIIS, fitted loosely around tube I', and to which arm the lower ends ofthe ropes H are secured. In order to lock the nut I2 in place on thetube I', the latter, as well as the nut, is provided with semicircularrecesses, of which two registering ones are adapted to be engaged byl akey I6 (see Fig. 2) to prevent the nut from turning. In order to rmlypack the piston on pipe E, the key IG is removed and the nut I2 isturned to force the tube I' and its disk I downward, so as to press thelatter against the packing G5 to force the inner edge of the latter ontopipe E.

On the under side of the false bottom G3 are formed or secured L-shapedlugs GG, supporting a disk valve G7, adapted to close apertures G8,formed through the bottom G' and packing-ring G2. lVhen the piston movesdownward on the water in bottom of casing A, then the disk Valve G7closes the apertures GS, and when the piston is raised by windlass abovethe water-level the water which may have accumulated on top of pistonpasses through apertures G8 and over the disk Valve G7into the lowerpart of casing A.

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The piston' is adapted -to be weighted by suitable materiahsuch asstones, or with wa-` ter entering the casing through openings A',arranged a suitable distance above the bottom B.

The lower part of the casing A tits into and is supported in a secondcasing J, provided with a chamber J', in communication with the openingB', formed in the bottom B of the casing, as previously described. l

In case the pump is used in lakes, rivers, and similar bodies of water,except regular' wells, then a filter is employed, presently to bedescribed. The extreme lower end of the casing J rests on a plate K',formed within an outer shell K, arranged concentrically to the casing A,so as to form a space adapted to be filled with a filtering material,such as sponge. In the outer shell K,below the plate K', is formed abase L, loaded with stone or oth ermaterial,so as to hold the entiredevice in the bottom of lake, river, or other similar bodies of water,except wells.

In order to conveniently lill the base L, apertures L' are formed in theplate K near the sh ell K and closed bycovers L2, so as to separate thefiltering material from the loaded base. In the shell K opposite theopeningsJz, leadingv into `the chamber J', are arranged similarlopenings N, adapted to be closed on the outside by semicircular valvesO, eachof which is pivotally connected with a crank-arm P,

. formed on a shaft P', mounted to turn in suitable `bearings arrangedon the shell K. The shaft P' extends vertically through the top flangeof shell K, and is provided at this end with a screw-thread engaged byanut P2, resting on top of tiange of shell K, as shown in Fig. l. Byturning the nuts P2 the shafts P' and valves O can be raised to uncoverfully ory only partly the openings N to admit more or less water, asdesired.

When the valves are closed, as shown in Fig. l, and the operator turnsthe shaft P', then the crank-arms P in swinging outward move the valveaway from the openings O, so that the water can enter through the saidopenings from the river, &c., into the filtering material, and from thelatter can pass through the openings J 2 into the chamber J'. Similaropenings N' are arranged opposite the openingsA', previously mentioned,and are also adapted to be closed by valves O', pivotally connected withcrank arms Q, formed on shafts Q', having their upper ends projectingthrough the top flange of the shell Kand provided with nuts Q2.

The operation is as follows: Vthen the casing A, with its loaded shellK, is placed in the lake,y river, or other place, then the piston G isheld in an uppermost position by the ropes H being wound upon thewindlass H'. Vater can now pass through the openings N, the iilteringmaterial, the openings J2, into the chamber J', and from the latterpa'stthe Valve C into the lower part of the casing A, so that the latterinally fills to the water-level in the lake, river, &'c. Ifdesired,water can also be admitted past the valves O', and openings Nand A' simultaneously or independently with the water entering at theopenings J 2. If the pump is applied' to awell, the shell K is not usedand water enters directly through opening B'. The second casing may alsobe dispensed with incase the ground in bottom of well proper is inasufficiently-hard condition to withstand back-pressure. When theoperator desires to raise the water, he turns the 'crank-arm H2 of thewindlass I-I' so as to un- 'wind the ropes I'I, whereby the piston Gslides down in the casing A until it reaches the level of the .water inthe casing A. The operator then releases the windlass H', so that thepiston G by its own weight presses on the water, thus forcing the sameythrough the openings E' into the pipe E, in which the water rises and isfinally discharged through the upper end. It is understood that as soonas the piston G commences to press 011 the water the valves C and G7 areclosed, so that the water cannot escape from the lower end of thecasing, except through the pipe E. If itis desired to weight the pistonG with water after the latter has been started downto the level of thewater in lake, river, &c., the operator can open the valve O' to permitthe water from the lake, river, or sea 'to flow through the openings Nand through the filtering material and the openings A' into the casing Aabove the piston' G to' press on the latter. When thepiston G hasreacheda lowerniost position, the water in the lower part of the casing A hasbeen nearly all expelled through the pipe E. Then the piston G is againraised by winding up the ropes Hon the windlass H'. The water leaks outof the piston as it is raised, thus making it easy to raiser` to fillagain with water to serve as weight for the piston. v,As soon as the'casing A has again filled with water', as previously described, thepiston G is again lowered to the water-level in the casing A and thenleft to slide downward by its own weight to force the water through thepipe E.y f

lThe Operation of the piston in a well is the same as in a river, lake,ocean, sea, die.; but in a well the piston is not. loaded with water,but gravel, stone, or other such heavy material. Where water is takenout of a lake, &c., the piston may be loaded with water alone, stone orgravel alone, or water and stone at the same time. i,

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. In a device for raising liquids, the combination,with a fixed casing having an apn ertured bottom and a series ofapertures in its upper portion, of a valve arranged over the aperture inthe said bottom, a pipe extending pward in the said casing above thesaid valve and provided with inlet-openings near its lower end, a pistoniitted to slide in the said casing to force the accumulated wa- IOO IIO

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ter in the latter through the said pipe, a sccond casing supporting thefirst-named casing and provided Withachamberhavingapertured sides,through which passes the water to the said valve, and ashell-surrounding the said casing and forming a space with the latter tobe filled with the filtering material, the said shell being providedwith apertures to permit the liquid to pass to the filtering materialand from the latter to the said chamber, substantially as shown anddescribed.

2. In a device for raising liquids, the combination, with a fixed casinghaving an apertured bottom, of a valve arranged over the apertures inthe said bottom, a pipe extending upward in the said casing above thesaid Valves and provided with inlet-openings near its lower end, apiston fitted to slide in the said casing to force the accumulated Waterin the latter through the said pipe, a second casing supporting thefirst-named casing and provided with a chamber having apertured sides,through which passes the water to the said valve, a shell surroundingthe said casing and forming a space with the latter to be filled withthe filtering material, the said shell being provided with apertures topermit the liquid to pass to the filtering material and from the latterto the said chamber leading to the valve, semicircular valves adapted toopen and close the apertures in the said shell, and shafts provided withcrank farms conneoted with the said valves, substantially as shown anddescribed.

3. In a device for raising liquids, the combination, with a shell havingapertures in its Wall, of semicircular valves adapted to fit over thesaid apertures, a crank-arm pivotally connected with each of the saidvalves, and a shaft connected with each crank-arm and mounted to turn inbearings on the saidl casing and extending upward vto be under thecontrol of the operator for opening and closing the said valves,substantially as shown and described. v

4. In a device for raising water, the combination, with the body of apiston, of a false bottomsecured to the bottom of the piston, concentricpacking-rings interposed between the two bottoms, a disk resting on theinner packing-ring and provided with a tube eX- tending upwardly throughthe piston and having its upper end threaded, and a nut on the upper endof the tube, substantially as herein shown and described.

CARL STORLA.

Witnesses:

K. O. STAKKE, CONNOR CooNEY.

